Congress of the Philippines

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Legislative Branch
The Philippine Congress
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Twelfth Philippine Congress
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The Philippine Congress is the legislative body of the Philippines. It is composed of 40 Congressmen. Out of the 40 members of Congress, 36 are representatives of the 4 regions of the Philippines, and the remaining 4 are wild card winners.

The members of the Philippine Congress are elected by the people of the Philippines every 25th day of the month. Each member elected will receive an amount of 5 Gold and 20 Experience Points.

The Philippine Congress is headed by the Speaker elected by the its members. The Congress members under the current Party Administration will be under the Majority Wing of the Congress while Congress members who are not under the current Party Administration falls under the Minority Wing even if they constitute the large membership percentage of the Congress.

Congress Speakership

The Speaker of the House will be responsible for:

  1. Setting the agenda of the Philippine Congress.
  2. Moderating Congress debates and discussions (telling people to shut up when they get too noisy or irrelevant)
  3. Next month, the Speaker will be the one to create this nomination thread, the Congress sign-in thread, as well as the article instructing newly elected congressmen what to do.
  4. Telling when Congress can make 'lulz' proposals and when they can't, and what kind.
  5. Make rules and guidelines for making proposals and how to vote on them.
  6. Maintain a voting record.
  7. Update the public on Congress activities through articles.
  8. Keep congressmen happy.

The Speaker after the expiration of his/her term shall continue to serve in a hold-over capacity until a new Speaker shall have been elected. The extension shall not however exceed 5 days.

In exchange for the dutiful dispensation of these responsibilities, the Speaker will be addressed directly as "Mr. Speaker, Your Honor", and otherwise will be addressed in the third person. He will also be loved and adored by the Filipino people.

Congress Deputy Speakership

The Deputy Speaker , (Officially Pro-Tempore Speaker), of the House will be responsible for assisting the Speaker on all the task stated above, and other duties and functions as maybe determine.

Legal Rubbish

  1. The term of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House shall last for one month.
  2. Rules for impeachment of the Speaker shall follow the same rules as impeachment of the President.

The Philippine Congresses

First Congressional Year

The first Congressional Year of the Philippine Congress started in February 26, 2009 and had ended in February 25, 2010.

Legislative Body Term
First Philippine Congress February 26, 2009 - March 25, 2009
Second Philippine Congress March 26, 2009 - April 25, 2009
Third Philippine Congress April 26, 2009 - May 25, 2009
Fourth Philippine Congress May 26, 2009 - June 25, 2009
Fifth Philippine Congress June 26, 2009 - July 25, 2009
Sixth Philippine Congress July 26, 2009 - August 25, 2009
Seventh Philippine Congress August 26, 2009 - September 25, 2009
Eighth Philippine Congress September 26, 2009 - October 25, 2009
Ninth Philippine Congress October 26, 2009 - November 25, 2009
Tenth Philippine Congress November 26, 2009 - December 25, 2009
Eleventh Philippine Congress December 26, 2009 - January 25, 2010
Twelfth Philippine Congress January 26, 2010 - February 25, 2010

Second Congressional Year

The second Congressional Year of the Philippine Congress started in February 26, 2010 and will end in February 25, 2011.

Legislative Body Term
Thirteenth Philippine Congress February 26, 2010 - March 25, 2010
Fourteenth Philippine Congress March 26, 2010 - April 25, 2010
Fifteenth Philippine Congress April 26, 2010 - May 25, 2010
Sixteenth Philippine Congress May 26, 2010 - June 25, 2010
Seventeenth Philippine Congress June 26, 2010 - July 25, 2010
Eighteenth Philippine Congress July 26, 2010 - August 25, 2010

List of Congress Speakers and Deputy Speakers

This is a list of all the Philippine Congress Speakers and Deputy Speakers starting from the creation of its position.

Congress Speaker Pro-Tempore Speaker
First Philippine Congress Position not available Position not available
Second Philippine Congress Position not available Position not available
Third Philippine Congress Position not available Position not available
Fourth Philippine Congress Position not available Position not available
Fifth Philippine Congress Position not available Position not available
Sixth Philippine Congress Nikko_33 joshjoson
Seventh Philippine Congress joshjoson Anti-Beelzebub
Eighth Philippine Congress joshjoson Revilo X
Ninth Philippine Congress Revilo X Ariel David Buena
Tenth Philippine Congress Revilo X Keegan Knoll
Eleventh Philippine Congress Keegan Knoll CruelBear
Twelfth Philippine Congress Revilo X CruelBear
Thirteenth Philippine Congress Revilo X CruelBear
Fourteenth Philippine Congress Rupert Jaradal Vacant
Fifteenth Philippine Congress Rupert Jaradal Paul delos Santos
Sixteenth Philippine Congress indielfi Niall H
Sixteenth Philippine Congress Hekter Jelly9473

The Speakership position was an initiative of Ariel David Buena,he suggested to create a Speaker and Deputy Speaker positions in order for the Congress to be organized.[1]

Sources

  1. http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/wanted-speaker-of-the-house-857727/1/20 Wanted: Speaker of the House. Article by Ariel David Buena of the eRepublik Outsider.